Kazuchika Okada Top 10 matches of all time

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1. My top 10 would look like this:

   **Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Katsuyori Shibata [** [**Intro**](https://njpwworld.com/p/s_series_00432_1_op) **|** [**VTR**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcYz4UUixeo) **|** [**Match**](https://njpwworld.com/p/s_series_00432_1_09) **|** [**Write-up**](https://www.reddit.com/r/njpw/comments/t06yfe/20_for_10_my_top_twenty_new_japan_matches_of_the/?sort=old) **]**
   *NJPW, Sakura Genesis, 2017.04.09*

   **Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. Kazuchika Okada [** [**Intro**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfkMxE8DMeE) **|** [**VTR**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ilpdk-lbd7A) **|** [**Match**](https://njpwworld.com/p/s_series_00206_1_7) **|** [**Write-up**](https://www.reddit.com/r/njpw/comments/swmacj/20_for_10_my_top_twenty_new_japan_matches_of_the/?sort=old) **]**
   *NJPW, Invasion Attack, 2013.04.07*

   **Kazuchika Okada vs. Tomohiro Ishii [** [**Intro**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FC_9lcEgIVg) **|** [**Match**](https://njpwworld.com/p/s_series_00396_14_08) **|** [**Write-up**](https://www.reddit.com/r/njpw/comments/svdm2r/20_for_10_my_top_twenty_new_japan_matches_of_the/?sort=old) **]**
   *NJPW, G1 Climax 26 day 13 – A block, 2016.08.06*

   **Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi [** [**Intro**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKx2YTVKEt0) **|** [**VTR**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_qtu6e2OEw) **|** [**Match**](https://njpwworld.com/p/s_series_00213_1_9) **|** [**Write-up**](https://www.reddit.com/r/njpw/comments/sr3bl5/20_for_10_my_top_twenty_new_japan_matches_of_the/?sort=old) **]**
   *NJPW, King of Pro-Wrestling, 2013.10.14*

   **Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Tetsuya Naito (c) [** [**VTR**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0tqFBIx5jo) **|** [**Match**](https://njpwworld.com/p/s_series_00532_7_18) **|** [**Write-up**](https://www.reddit.com/r/njpw/comments/st04v7/20_for_10_my_top_twenty_new_japan_matches_of_the/?sort=old) **]**
   *NJPW, Wrestle Kingdom 14 day 2, 2020.01.05*

   **Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Kazuchika Okada [** [**Intro**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qwcmbNM6kQ) **|** [**Match**](https://njpwworld.com/p/s_series_00333_18_09) **|** [**Write-up**](https://www.reddit.com/r/njpw/comments/sogbcd/20_for_10_my_top_twenty_new_japan_matches_of_the/?sort=old) **]**
   *NJPW, G1 Climax 25 day 18, 2015.08.15*

   **Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi [** [**Intro**](https://njpwworld.com/p/s_series_00482_3_op) **|** [**VTR**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeuTbWI8wh8) **|** [**Match**](https://njpwworld.com/p/s_series_00482_3_09) **|** [**Write-up**](https://www.reddit.com/r/njpw/comments/snnn93/20_for_10_my_top_twenty_new_japan_matches_of_the/?sort=old) **]**
   *NJPW, Wrestling Dontaku day 2, 2018.05.04*

   **Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Tetsuya Naito [** [**Match**](https://njpwworld.com/p/s_series_00190_1_2) **|** [**Write-up**](https://www.reddit.com/r/njpw/comments/smssm4/20_for_10_my_top_twenty_new_japan_matches_of_the/?sort=old) **]**
   *NJPW, 40th Anniversary Show, 2012.03.04*

   **Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. Kazuchika Okada [** [**Intro**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02-s0urKDxQ) **|** [**Match**](https://njpwworld.com/p/s_series_00189_1_6) **|** [**Write-up**](https://www.reddit.com/r/njpw/comments/sk9l1b/20_for_10_my_top_twenty_new_japan_matches_of_the/?sort=old) **]**
   *NJPW, The New Beginning, 2012.02.12*

   **Hiroshi Tanahashi (#1) vs. Kazuchika Okada [** [**VTR**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nMDKIougEs) **|** [**Match**](https://njpwworld.com/p/s_series_00494_1_09) **|** [**Write-up**](https://www.reddit.com/r/njpw/comments/sgybmj/20_for_10_my_top_twenty_new_japan_matches_of_the/?sort=old) **]**
   *NJPW, Destruction in Kobe, 2018.09.23*

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   Honorable mentions:

   **Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Kenny Omega [** [**Intro**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6zPDK6ZDFk) **|** [**VTR**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbFl5a5hizs) **|** [**Match**](https://njpwworld.com/p/s_series_00412_2_10) **|** [**Write-up**](https://www.reddit.com/r/njpw/comments/sjeeub/20_for_10_my_top_twenty_new_japan_matches_of_the/?sort=old) **]**
   *NJPW, Wrestle Kingdom 11, 2017.01.04*

   **Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada [** [**Intro**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lOcGSeFi9E) **|** [**Match**](https://njpwworld.com/p/s_series_00211_3_8) **]**
   *NJPW, G1 Climax 23 day 8 – A block, 2013.08.10*

   **Kazuchika Okada vs. Tomohiro Ishii [** [**Intro**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhORlzDwvxI) **|** [**Match**](https://njpwworld.com/p/s_series_00511_21_07) **]**
   *NJPW, New Japan Cup day 11 – Semi final, 2019.03.23*

   **Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada [** [**Intro**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f14jqAiNjX0) **|** [**Match**](https://njpwworld.com/p/s_series_00490_34_10) **]**
   *NJPW, G1 Climax 28 day 17 – A block, 2018.08.10*

   **Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada [** [**Intro**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTbT7jT1KVU) **|** [**Match**](https://njpwworld.com/p/s_series_00593_3_06) **|** [**Write-up**](https://www.reddit.com/r/njpw/comments/rpmtze/hiroshi_tanahashi_vs_kazuchika_okada_xiv_they_did/?sort=old) **]**
   *NJPW, G1 Climax 31 day 2 – B block, 2021.09.19*

2. His match with Marufuji was great as well!

3. This is mine ( from 10 to 1 in order though it changes as I rewatch )

   10. Okada vs AJ Styles Dominion 7.5 ( In terms of a true heel/great wrestler, the best BC memeber/leader to give that with Okada was AJ. AJ had the perfect balance out of Devitt, Omega, and White imo. They gave the best finishing sequence ever here!)

   9. Okada vs Nakamura G1 Climax 25 semi finals. ( This was the only time Okada has tapped out as the Rainmaker so far. Really fun match that stands above their previous encounter from the year before when they headlined in the finals)

   8. Okada vs SANADA G1 Climax 29 ( I expected a great match here, but what really got me into it was those final minutes)

   7. Okada vs Ospreay G1 Climax 32 Finals ( This was simply a great finals and dare I say, the best G1 finals Okada was involved in)

   6. Okada vs Ibushi WK 14 ( Two classic WK main events happened here. Ibushi gave it his all)

   5. Okada vs Naito WK 14 ( Naito finally beating Okada and winning the main title that illuded him all those years was great to see. My only gripe about this match, specifically the outcome, was that I wish they did this moment 2 years earlier at WK 12, when Naito was RED hot, but never the less, this match was better and I loved it. I popped when he hit the stardust press)

   4. Okada vs Tanahashi Invasion Attack 2013 ( This was at the peak of their rivalry. I loved the selling here from Okada and the focus on the arm throughout the match. Their KOPW match topped that selling by miles, but it’s still amazing and that final stretch where Tanahashi holds on to the arm when reversing the tombstone was sick asf. Highly recommended )

   3. Okada vs Kenny Omega Dominion 2017 ( The best parts about this match in a lot of ways wasn’t even the wrestling per say and call me crazy lol, but it was the drama with Cody/BC and the final 10 minutes that really got me into this whole match. The best Omega/Okada match for me)

   2. Okada vs Shibata Sakura Genesis 2017 ( Still one of the most brutal matches I’ve ever seen in wrestling with all the kicks, claps, and forearms. If there was ever a definition of a match that defines fighting spirit in New Japan, it’s this one)

   1. Okada vs Tanahashi KOPW 2013 ( Incredible selling from Okada, a desperate Tanahashi, a vulnerable Okada was what really made this one stand out above Invasion Attack and generally speaking, all of Okadas matches.)

   Honorable mentions:

   Vs Tanahashi Wrestling Dontaku 2018

   Vs Marufuji KOPW 2016

   Vs Ishii G1 Climax 26

   Vs Suzuki G1 Climax 27

   Vs AJ Styles KOPW 2015

   Vs Omega Wrestlekingdom 11

4. If I did my honourable mentions I’d have a list longer than Jericho’s mastered wrestling holds